Senior Engineering Manager, Transfers & Cashiering

About Altruist

Altruist is the modern custodian built exclusively for independent financial advisors that combines a self-clearing brokerage firm with intuitive software for account opening, trading, reporting, and billing — all in one streamlined solution. Financial advisors across the U.S. have partnered with Altruist to reduce costs, save time, grow their business, and provide better outcomes for their clients. Our mission is to make financial advice better, more affordable, and accessible to everyone — but we can’t do it alone. We’re seeking exceptional talent to join our team. That’s where you come in! 

If you’re passionate about challenging the status quo and making a meaningful impact in the financial advice industry, we’d love to meet you!

But first, our values

Kindness - Kindness doesn’t just equal niceness. We listen to understand. We embrace, and encourage healthy debate and diverse perspectives. We approach conflict openly, honestly, and respectfully.

Brilliance - Humility is the skill we’re most proud of and possessing a growth mindset is always top of mind. We take ownership in everything we touch; regularly using our unique superpowers to reach a common goal as a team. We succeed and fail as one.

Grit - When challenges arise, we stay laser focused on achieving our mission and finding a way forward, even when it’s hard. We are nimble and maintain a sense of urgency, swiftly adapting to change and overcoming obstacles.

The opportunity

Altruist is in the midst of an exceptional growth phase and we’re excited to hire a Sr. Engineering Manager to join our Transfers & Cashiering and High Yield Cash teams. In this role, you’ll own core money movement experiences across the platform, including bank linking (via Plaid and manual entry), ACATS transfers, scheduled deposits and withdrawals, and internal account transfers. You’ll manage advisor-initiated Move Money Authorization, as well as retirement distributions (RMDs, withdrawal codes, tax withholdings). Additional scope includes direct deposit, bill pay, the FDIC sweep program, and other critical money movement features that ensure a seamless and compliant user experience.

As a Sr. Engineering Manager, you will play a key role in running critical functions of the company and lead three teams of 6-7 engineers that are responsible for three product areas. While collaborating with cross-functional teams, you'll deliver new features, reduce our technical debt, mentor the team and manage project delivery. 

Your impact

• Collaborate with product management and design teams to understand business needs, growth objectives, and market dynamics
• Create a culture of innovation and technical excellence, encouraging experimentation and exploring new opportunities for company growth
• Drive continuous improvement in engineering processes, automation, tools, and methodologies to enhance operational efficiency and quality
• Provide strong leadership to the engineering team, enabling a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement
• Set clear goals, expectations, and performance metrics for the engineering teams, holding individuals accountable for their deliverables

What you bring

• Experience - 3+ years of experience working as Software Engineering Manager within a high performing Engineering organization
• 8+ years of experience in software development and delivery owning a highly visible and large technical scope and an in-depth knowledge of software architectures
• Experience in building and managing large scale software applications in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
• Education - Ideally looking for a B.A. / B.S. degree in relevant fields such as Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• Technical aptitude - You’re technologically savvy and can easily get up to speed on modern tech stacks (we use Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, AWS, Postgres, Kafka, Kubernetes)
• Ownership - The pride you put into every aspect of your work is unparalleled and undeniable
• Superb communication - Intentional dialogue is a superpower. You listen as well as you share your perspective with others
• Resilience - We’re inspired by your unwavering determination to achieve success, no matter the adversity you face along the way
• Assurance - Your confidence is brilliant, yet ego-less. You possess a strong knowledge base, the ability to discover the unknown, and are open to differing perspecti